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Ages of Initiation: The First Two Christian Millennia
Paul Turner; Liturgical Press, 2000; ISBN 978-0-8146-2711-2
The Ages of Initiation divides the twenty centuries of Christianity into twelve sections. Each section is subdivided into units which pair introductory material with a collection of citations, and then concludes with a bulleted summary. (Nancy Goldfarb)
Apprenticed to Christ: Activities for Practicing the Catholic Way of Life
by Jerry Galipeau; WLP, 2007; ISBN 978-1-58459-327-0
Inspired by the principle that one learns how to be a Christian by doing what Christians do, Apprenticed to Christ provides catechists with ideas and resources for the "apprenticeship" of catechumens, candidates, and others participating in parish religious formation. (Nancy Goldfarb)
The Book of Sacramental Basics
Tad Guzie; Paulist Press, 1982; ISBN 978-08091-2411-4
Shows why and how sacraments work. A lucid and exciting introduction to sacramental theology. (Nancy Goldfarb)
Catholic Customs and Traditions: A Popular Guide
Greg Dues; Twenty-Third Publications, 2008; ISBN 978-1-58459-349-2
From Candlemas to the Easter candle, through relics, Mary, the saints, indulgences, the rosary, mystagogia, feast days, laying on of hands, and much more, Greg Dues presents the richness of Roman Catholic heritage. (Nancy Goldfarb)
The Catechumenate Answer Book: The 101 Most Asked Questions
Paul Turner; Resource Publications, 2000; ISBN 0-89390-501-1
RCIA team members can use this authoritative work to answer questions from catechumens, help find solutions to pastoral dilemmas, generate ideas for the celebration of the rites and make sure the catechumenal process is going in the right direction. (Nancy Goldfarb)
The Catechumenate and the Law
John M. Huels; Liturgy Training Publications, 1995; ISBN 978-1-56854-082-5
This helpful book reviews the various aspects of Christian initiation that are affected by the Church's many sources of canon law, including the canons, the rite itself and various documents from Vatican II and from the Bishops of the United States. (Nancy Goldfarb)
Hallelujah Highway: A History of the Catechumenate
Paul Turner; Liturgy Training Publications, 2001; ISBN 978-1-56854-320-8
In this exciting book Paul Turner relates the history of the catechumenate through the stories of people and documents that played a significant role in developing the rites and recording its development from the earliest days of the Church to the present. Quotations from the documents, maps and photos of significant places and artifacts enrich and enliven the story. (Nancy Goldfarb)Liturgical Prayer in Catechumenate Team Formation
Mary Ann Ravizza; Rowman & Littlefield, 1996; ISBN 978-1556129544
Mary Anne Ravizza offers team formation for liturgical prayer, along with reflections on the nature of liturgical prayer. The book also offers an exploration of praying with catechumens and candidates, as well as criteria for evaluating prayer sessions in the catechumenate, with help for presiding at liturgical prayer. (Nancy Goldfarb)
The RCIA: Transforming the Church
Thomas H. Morris, Paulist Press, 1997;
The most up-to-date resource book on the RCIA available that offers general guidelines and practical directions on specific areas of pastoral concern. (Nancy Goldfarb)
The Way of Faith: A Field Guide for the RCIA Process
Nick Wagner; Twenty-Third Publications, 2008; ISBN 978-1585957101
A hands-on, comprehensive, enjoyable, and affordable guide to everything you want or need to know about the catechumenate process. (Nancy Goldfarb)
When Other Christians Become Catholic
Paul Turner; Liturgical Press, 2007; ISBN 978-0814662168
Turner seeks to clarify and confirm the status of baptized persons who enter into full communion of the Catholic Church. In addition, he explores the rites of reception in the early church and the second Vatican Council's call for ecumenical dialogue, and looks to the reception rites of other Christian communities to gain added perspective. Turner's historical and ecumenically sensitive analysis will help members of catechumenate teams think more carefully about the baptismal unity of all Christians. (Nancy Goldfarb)For Sponsors 
Guide for Sponsors, Fourth Edition
Ron Lewinski, Liturgy Training Publications, 2012; ISBN 978-1-56854-658-2
This revised fourth edition gives particular emphasis to the differences that exist between sponsoring a candidate and sponsoring a catechumen. (Eileen Strater)
When You Are an RCIA Sponsor
Rita Burns Senseman; Franciscan Media, 2012; ISBN 978-0-86716-449-7
In When You Are an RCIA Sponsor Rita Burns Senseman reflects on the responsibility and significance of being chosen to share your faith and personal experience with someone less familiar with the path than you. (Jim & Connie Pechin)For Catechumens and Candidates 
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2006; ISBN 978-1-57455-450-2
The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is an aid and a guide for individuals and small groups to deepen their faith. Each chapter in the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults includes stories, doctrine, reflections, quotations, discussion questions, and prayers to lead the reader to a deepening faith. The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is an excellent resource for preparation of catechumens in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and for ongoing catechesis of adults. Available in both English and Spanish. (Chad Grube, Eileen Strater)
The Catholic Devotional
Apostolic Publishing Company, 2011
The Catholic Devotional is a pocket-sized prayer book that contains encouragement for day-to-day living through inspirational prayers. Available in both English and Spanish. (Chad Grube, Eileen Strater)
Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth: The Catholic Church and God’s Plan for You
Catholic Answers, 1997; ISBN 978-1888992151
A powerful, yet concise booklet that clearly defines the core beliefs of the Catholic faith! Each topic is easy to read and easy to understand. And everything is cross-referenced to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and supported by Sacred Scripture. (Chad Grube)
This is Our Faith: A Catholic Catechism for Adults
Michael Francis Pennock; Ave Maria Press, 1998; ISBN 978-0-87793-653-4
Prepared in conjunction with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this catechism for adults is arranged in accord with the four pillars of the Catechism: The Profession of Faith, The Celebration of the Christian Mystery, Life in Christ, and Christian Prayer. (Nancy Goldfarb)On Mystagogy 
Easter Bread: Reflections on the Gospels of the Easter Season for Neophytes and Their Companions
William R. Bruns; Paulist Press, 1991; ISBN 978-0809132478
Provides commentary, prayer, and reflection questions for the Easter Gospels for all three years. (Nancy Goldfarb)
Saying Amen: A Mystagogy of Sacrament
Kathleen Hughes; Liturgy Training Publications, 2000; ISBN 978-1-56854-239-3
This book explores a new way of contemplating the liturgy, a mystagogical way based on the actual experiences of women and men at prayer. Kathleen Hughes interviewed hundreds of ordinary believers about worship, how they had prepared for it, what it touched in their lives, how it helped them name God, and what it asked them to say Amen to. (Chad Grube)
You Have Put on Christ: Cultivating a Baptismal Spirituality
Jerry Galipeau; WLP, 2014; ISBN 9781584597735
Galipeau uses a pilgrimage to the place of his baptism as an ocassion to relfect on the meaning of baptism in the Christian life. The book comes with an enhanced CD-ROM containing music and the script for a baptismal reflection session that could be used at the end of the year of mystagogy. (Jonathan F. Sullivan)
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